Originally Posted by unlurking (Post 8297821)

Re-read the article, then check the legal requirements again.

As I stated earlier, one party MUST be informed that their conversations are being recorded. Businesses that do so inform their employees in writing and 99% of the time require an employee to sign a statement that they have been notified of this fact. It is illegal to monitor conversations without either party being informed.

The article clearly states that Haley thinks his personal cell phone is being monitored. It also states that the Chiefs have denied that they are monitoring phone calls.

Obviously the Chiefs cannot legally record Haley's personal cell phone, and if the Chiefs denied they were recording office phones somebody would have claimed that they signed an ROB acknowledging the fact that their calls were being recorded.

EDIT:
I can see where I might have been unclear in the previous post you quoted. I should have stated explicitly in that post (as I did in follow ups), that it is is illegal to record conversations without at least one party consent. The comments about people "fearing" they were being recorded in the article means that they obviously were not. By law they would have to be informed of that fact. Since they didn't know if they were being recorded, it stands to reason that they were not. Unless you believe the Chiefs were willing to commit federal crimes.

Originally Posted by FringeNC (Post 8297881)

Does this cloak and dagger stuff work in the NFL?

Originally Posted by -King- (Post 8297718)

Wouldn't it speak even more volumes if it was pioli that did the interviews and not the employees? If it was a big deal like the article states it is, then employees would not be made available.
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Originally Posted by Okie_Apparition (Post 8297947)

I could care less, If I tried

Originally Posted by Okie_Apparition (Post 8297947)

I could care less, If I tried

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan (Post 8297520)

Haley will be a HC in 2 years.

Originally Posted by Okie_Apparition (Post 8297954)

Bob Gretz was paid to run his site by Carl Peterson...
Give that some thought

Originally Posted by unlurking (Post 8297728)

Lot of exaggeration and hyperbole here. First off, there's no way the Chiefs could legally tap any phones in the office, let alone personal cell phones. All they can do is check logs, which include the numbers and dates/times on the office phones. It's not legal to secretly record conversations in the building either. Of course they can read company email and track internet usage as well. This happens (or can happen) in most of corporate America, so why would an NFL team be any different?

I'm not saying Pioli/Hunt aren't mad scientist, evil whack-job, Nazis. I'm just saying that this article doesn't have enough legitimate information in it that can't be argues away as he said/she said or disgruntled employee complaints. Pioli sounds like a micro-managing asshole who I'd never want to work for, but I've known people like that to do some amazing things. Although they usually burn out quickly.

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 8297964)

I'm sure what they did was within legal bounds, probably a few areas where they stretched that. Sometimes maybe a little too far (e.g. they knew Spygate was wrong years ago, but did it anyway). But yeah, they probably operated with the law in mind.

The problem isn't whether they operated within legal boundaries. The problem is that they've extended their power in ways very few organizations do. This is the first I've ever heard of that kind of abuse of workplace privacy. Most companies will monitor e-mails and internet usage, but only raise an issue if there is a major red flag. They let a lot of things slide.

Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan50/50 (Post 8297995)

Here is the bottom line for the homers on this board rushing to Fat Scott's defense...

The Chiefs WINS/LOSSES record under Fat Scott is a mediocre 21-28 in 3 seasons, including 0-1 in the playoffs. His first head coaching hire in KC has already been a failure. His biggest addition to the franchise, Cassel, has been a disaster.

Based on the level of accountability Clark is apparently holding everyone else in the franchise to, why does Clark still claim that he believes in Fat Scott?

Answer: Clark is a dickless piece of garbage who doesn't care about winning.

That is the bottom line.

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 8297949)

So it doesn't bother you that Arrowhead is building a reputation for being a horrible place to work, which could very much limit the quality of the front office and coaching staff working for the team we cheer for?